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the aclu is challenging obama's drone policy, and is suing the u.s. government over awlaki's death, on behalf of his family. >> it is a chilling document. it's, you know, it sets out the government's claimed authority to carry out the targeted killing of american citizens. but the limits are really vague and elastic and it's easy to see how they could be manipulated. >> reporter: nbc news analyst michael lighter, a former counterterrorism official says it reflects the reality of the murky war against al qaeda in >> the nature of intelligence is such that it really is unreasonable to expect that the u.s. will always have specific evidence about a plot. instead, this allows some flexibility, in that these senior leaders are assumed to consistently have been plotting. >> reporter: the architect of the administration's drone policy is white house counterterrorism adviser john brennan, now the president's nominee to be cia director. >> it's this surgical precision, the ability with laser-like focus to eliminate the cancerous tumor called an al qaeda terror
the aclu is challenging obama's drone policy, and is suing the u.s. government over awlaki's death, on behalf of his family. >> it is a chilling document. it's, you know, it sets out the government's claimed authority to carry out the targeted killing of american citizens. but the limits are really vague and elastic and it's easy to see how they could be manipulated. >> reporter: nbc news analyst michael lighter, a former counterterrorism official says it reflects the reality of the...
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president obama has nominated to succeed him. president obama's second term getting started, but he is looking forward to the midterm elections. the president plans to hold at least 14 fund-raisers for year.ates this republicans accused him of being interested in campaigning and governing. york woman is free on bail after visiting a son jail. her in a passed oxycotin pills to her after french kissing him visit.the police of not said how the drugs were discovered. >> 5:50 this morning. >> moving on to the weather. icy and snowy depending on you live it. we are running the whole gamut of this morning. it does not have to go further than 20 miles to the west where seeing the winter mix. 34 your degree -- 34 your at reagan national. the postal system is in the station right now. 34 in gaithersburg. snow in frederick at 32 degrees. super doppler showing rain across parts of eastern maryland. just of the liquid a variety. of the beltway and head montgomery county thatrince william county, we see sleet and snow. up to 4 inches being rep
president obama has nominated to succeed him. president obama's second term getting started, but he is looking forward to the midterm elections. the president plans to hold at least 14 fund-raisers for year.ates this republicans accused him of being interested in campaigning and governing. york woman is free on bail after visiting a son jail. her in a passed oxycotin pills to her after french kissing him visit.the police of not said how the drugs were discovered. >> 5:50 this morning....
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a letter asked president obama to make good on his promise to avert the financial crisis. the sequester would drain $85 billion out of the government's budget over the next seven months. virginia would fill the heaviest burden of any state with large military assets as well as cuts to government contractors in the state. >> just in the past month, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 13% in just 30 days. richard reid joins us from bethesda. >> it is all about location. check it out in bethesda $4.69. a lot of unhappy gas customers out there. presidents' day pain at the pump. >> this is just ridiculous. very frustrating. >> that is just one symptom of what is going on. >> aaa says the average price of a gallon of regular in maryland is $3.74. in virginia, $3.61. an average increase of 9 cents since last friday. >> that is why have this car, so i can afford as much as i can. >> there is disagreement whether and overseas demand refinery off shutting down, or market speculation are to blame. >> there is every excuse in the world for gas prices to go
a letter asked president obama to make good on his promise to avert the financial crisis. the sequester would drain $85 billion out of the government's budget over the next seven months. virginia would fill the heaviest burden of any state with large military assets as well as cuts to government contractors in the state. >> just in the past month, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 13% in just 30 days. richard reid joins us from bethesda. >> it is all...
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. >> president obama is asking the congress to head off those automatic spending cuts that could hurt the economy, if they kick in if scheduled march 1. the president is proposing a smaller budget deal now and a bigger one later. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> president obama is calling on congress to stop massive automatic spending cuts with a short-term fix. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction. it will stay that way as long as there aren't anymore self- inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> congress and the president signed off on the automatic cuts to force themselves to deal with the nation's skyrocketing debt. the original deadline was january 1, and when they couldn't reach a larger budget deal then, they postponed it to march 1. >> the white house wants another short-term fix to head off a hit to the fragile economy and give lawmakers more time to work out a ten-year plan. >> we should give them the chance to come up with this budget instead of making cuts now that will cost us jobs and significantly slow down our recovery. >> the president
. >> president obama is asking the congress to head off those automatic spending cuts that could hurt the economy, if they kick in if scheduled march 1. the president is proposing a smaller budget deal now and a bigger one later. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> president obama is calling on congress to stop massive automatic spending cuts with a short-term fix. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction. it will stay that way as long as there aren't...
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today, president obama said the cuts can be avoided. >> congress can turn them off any time, with just a little compromise. they could pass a balanced plan for deficit reduction. they can cut spending in a smart way enclosed wasteful tax loopholes for the well-off and well-connected. >> republicans argued the administration wants higher taxes and the right way to address the deficit is with better spending, job creation, and expanding the tax base. something you may not know about the budget cuts is the impact on our food and food prices. >> we're joined from the newsroom with that part of the story. >> this time next week, the meat on your dinner table could be gone. all meat, this change could come to your dinner table. richard is facing a different kind of chopping block. >> politics could get in the way of us being able to eat the foods that would like to eat every day. >> out agreement from congress, automatic spending cuts will kick in front. the government has warned of a furlough of meat inspectors, which could lead to a nationwide shutdown of meat and poultry plants. >> less i
today, president obama said the cuts can be avoided. >> congress can turn them off any time, with just a little compromise. they could pass a balanced plan for deficit reduction. they can cut spending in a smart way enclosed wasteful tax loopholes for the well-off and well-connected. >> republicans argued the administration wants higher taxes and the right way to address the deficit is with better spending, job creation, and expanding the tax base. something you may not know about...
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and remember those fat cat bankers president obama used to talk about? well, he has nominated one for his treasury-secretary. we'll dig deeper in jack lew's tenor at citibank. and president weighs in on football violence. he is not sure he would let his son place. should you,? >> paul: welcome to the joushlg editorial reported. i'm paul gigot. as a bipartisan group of senator layout an immigration reform deal. a day before president obama took up the issue in a las vegas speech. the road is frar smooth what to do with illegal immigrants already in the country and how easy their path to citizenship should be. >> if this endeavor becomes a bidding war to see who can cop up with the quickest and cheaper to green card, this is not going to go well. >> we have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally. we all agree that these men and women should have to earn their way to citizenship, but for comprehensive immigration reform to work, it must be clear from the outset that there is a pathway to citizenship. >> patti ann: joining the --. >>
and remember those fat cat bankers president obama used to talk about? well, he has nominated one for his treasury-secretary. we'll dig deeper in jack lew's tenor at citibank. and president weighs in on football violence. he is not sure he would let his son place. should you,? >> paul: welcome to the joushlg editorial reported. i'm paul gigot. as a bipartisan group of senator layout an immigration reform deal. a day before president obama took up the issue in a las vegas speech. the road...
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a day before president obama took up the issue in a las vegas speech. the road is frar smooth what to do with illegal immigrants already in the country and how easy their path to citizenship should be. >> if this endeavor becomes a bidding war to see who can cop up with the quickest and cheaper to green card, this is not going to go well. >> we have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally. we all agree that these men and women should have to earn their way to citizenship, but for comprehensive immigration reform to work, it must be clear from the outset that there is a pathway to citizenship. >> patti ann: joining the --. >> paul: panel james free, man and jason you have followed this for year. what is the substantive policy case for immigration reform out of washington. >> policy wise, i think that they help our economy. >> legal or illegal. >> giving foreign workers access to our labor markets makes those markets more efficient and make us more productive country economically. that has been the case for hundreds of years in this
a day before president obama took up the issue in a las vegas speech. the road is frar smooth what to do with illegal immigrants already in the country and how easy their path to citizenship should be. >> if this endeavor becomes a bidding war to see who can cop up with the quickest and cheaper to green card, this is not going to go well. >> we have to deal with the 11 million individuals who are here illegally. we all agree that these men and women should have to earn their way to...
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obama has failed to get the minimum wage to $9.50. that was his goal, but it was hiked in 2009 from $6.55. the president today didn't mention the sequester cuts that many up here on both sides of the aisle fear might be inevitable. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. >>> it appears the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan will not be the next leader of nato troops in europe. military sources tell nbc news that general john allen will withdraw his name from consideration of that post. sources say he doesn't want to drag hi family through the nomination process because of the e-mails he exchanged with socialite jill kelly. he was cleared of any wrongdoing after the e-mails were discovered during an investigation of former cia director david petraeus. >>> the future of the papacy is becoming clearer. we now know when the selection process is likely to start and how pope benedict xiv will spend his final days on the job. >>> if the drink diet soda, listen up. we'll tell you about a new link between sugar-free diet soda an
obama has failed to get the minimum wage to $9.50. that was his goal, but it was hiked in 2009 from $6.55. the president today didn't mention the sequester cuts that many up here on both sides of the aisle fear might be inevitable. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. >>> it appears the former commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan will not be the next leader of nato troops in europe. military sources tell nbc news that general john allen will withdraw his name from...
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it seems that obama wants him on board for a different reason. he wants him on board to be a buffer between the congress and the president, between the special interest groups and the president, and i think hagel can be an effective buffer. he's not going to be channeling pressure from congress or from some outside groups towards the president either vis a vis iran or israel or some of the other issues where perhaps congress, even democrats in congress and the president aren't necessarily on the same page. so i think that in a way, obama wants hagel to be his flack, the person who will be absorbing that criticism from congress. one thing hagel showed last week is he's pretty good at absorbing criticism and blows from congress. he did not give a stellar performance but on the other hand, he was grilled for eight hours. he didn't make a major mistake. he slipped up a little on the containment question but all in all, there was no big blowup. he didn't get drawn into a fight with the republicans which some republicans were hoping. as harry reid said
it seems that obama wants him on board for a different reason. he wants him on board to be a buffer between the congress and the president, between the special interest groups and the president, and i think hagel can be an effective buffer. he's not going to be channeling pressure from congress or from some outside groups towards the president either vis a vis iran or israel or some of the other issues where perhaps congress, even democrats in congress and the president aren't necessarily on...
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it is prohibited by the un but many countries disagree. >> president barack obama is headed to north carolina today to boost his plans after delivering his first state of the union address since re- election. in his address, the president touched on major issues including the economy immigration, and gun-control which is one of the issues that drew the most dramatic response in the chamber. the president gave his address and the gop response was that they don't believe more government programs and more taxes is the right way to go. >> thank you. here are some things you need to know -- >> wall street is aiming for a new high today and the dow closed at its highest level of the year yesterday. it was 146 points away from the all-time high in october of 2007. >> the senate finance committee of the confirmation hearing for jack lew to be treasury secretary. he is expected to face some tough questions about his personal finances. >> ben cardin and civil rights group will call for legislation to create national parks in maryland and your to honor abolitionist harriet tubman before the 100
it is prohibited by the un but many countries disagree. >> president barack obama is headed to north carolina today to boost his plans after delivering his first state of the union address since re- election. in his address, the president touched on major issues including the economy immigration, and gun-control which is one of the issues that drew the most dramatic response in the chamber. the president gave his address and the gop response was that they don't believe more government...
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obama is asking for the exception, not the rules. they have a bunch of rules that try to prevent votes. in the senate the obama team probably should have seen that republicans could have used the 60 votes against hagel, as they have. therefore, the big task for obama is to try to get a pledge from boehner, it will be very, very, very hard to do, zwrous get his measures that he's favors in his agenda to the floor of the house. that is very hard since boehner controls everything. >> chris, the exception, not the rule? but it seems that the rule these days is exactly what we are seeing. >> when it comes to i think big pieces of legislation or big issues, it is the rule. if you're talking about sequestration, a good example, it's going to require 60 votes for a deal to get through the senate, which basically means the proposal the democrats came up with just a few days ago is more or less dead in the water. >> right. >> immigration may be a little bit difference, i think there will be more republicans willing to kind of come along. but i
obama is asking for the exception, not the rules. they have a bunch of rules that try to prevent votes. in the senate the obama team probably should have seen that republicans could have used the 60 votes against hagel, as they have. therefore, the big task for obama is to try to get a pledge from boehner, it will be very, very, very hard to do, zwrous get his measures that he's favors in his agenda to the floor of the house. that is very hard since boehner controls everything. >> chris,...
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thanks. >>> it could be a grueling day for president obama's pick to head the cia. john brennan will face tough questions from democrats and republicans during his confirmation hearing. brennan, who is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser now, is under scrutiny for the administration's use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas. the senate intelligence committee will also likely grill him over his support for the bush administration's interrogation policies. brennan served in the cia under president george w. bush. >>> today is defense secretary leon panetta's turn to answer questions about september's deadly attack in benghazi, libya. he and the chairman of the joint chiefs will testify before the senate armed services committee. they will discuss the results of the defense department's internal review of the attack on the u.s. consulate. four americans were killed there including ambassador chris stevens. >>> the threat of huge budget cuts next smooth forcing the pentagon to make a drastic move this morning. defense secretary leon panetta
thanks. >>> it could be a grueling day for president obama's pick to head the cia. john brennan will face tough questions from democrats and republicans during his confirmation hearing. brennan, who is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser now, is under scrutiny for the administration's use of drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas. the senate intelligence committee will also likely grill him over his support for the bush administration's interrogation policies....
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i like obama i would like to see him be successful. >> good point. if you want him to be successful criticism helps him. the fact is he is not a successful president because the media doesn't hold his feet to the fire. >> 60 percent is pretty successful. (talking over one another) >> puts fox news front and center on the map it is proof that mainstream media has given president obama an easy go of it. you need balance to see the other side of the story. >> it's a badge of honor. fox news presents both sides of the story, the other side just takes the obama talking points so he would do some good to actually come on fox news. here we are face to face. >> bob help -- hold on, bob. hold on. if president bush wouldn't have gone out and done any tough interviews, the liberals would be going crazy if he did entertainment tonight. >> stop bringing him up here. >> do you let him play football? >> not my more. we play touch football. he's still delicate. ahead on "the five" are commercials like these two hot f -- too hot for air with kids watching? the racy a
i like obama i would like to see him be successful. >> good point. if you want him to be successful criticism helps him. the fact is he is not a successful president because the media doesn't hold his feet to the fire. >> 60 percent is pretty successful. (talking over one another) >> puts fox news front and center on the map it is proof that mainstream media has given president obama an easy go of it. you need balance to see the other side of the story. >> it's a badge...
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president obama sent a special message to his protege kid president. >> looks like you got my message. >> yes, mr. president, i got your message. this is historic. the white house easter egg roll. dancing and rolling, i'm in. >> kid president is also known as 9-year-old robby novak. he stars in popular motivational videos and has gotten tens of millions of hits on youtube. >> i love it. i love the little can with the string. >> that's how we did things back in the old days. >> thank you. all these youtube stars i don't know about. >> i vaguely remember him. we'll have another one today i'm sure. >> i'm sure we will. we have weather talk so let's get to it. we have clouds on the increase. eventually, we'll get this wintry mix in here. i think it will be fairly light. we are not talking about a major storm. but temperatures have been colder this time around than the last storm that moved in so the possibility is a little higher that anything that falls out there could start to cause some issues on the roads. here we go. i'm just looking and i don't see any area, any community where the
president obama sent a special message to his protege kid president. >> looks like you got my message. >> yes, mr. president, i got your message. this is historic. the white house easter egg roll. dancing and rolling, i'm in. >> kid president is also known as 9-year-old robby novak. he stars in popular motivational videos and has gotten tens of millions of hits on youtube. >> i love it. i love the little can with the string. >> that's how we did things back in the...
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he believed obama was going to lose reelection. they were telling him the right was being told over here. he say no termer. he can never get reelected and soon you will have a president that is your kind of president. someone who said what you want, you will get. the message he was getting. chuck schumer called him at the height of the campaign and said obama is going to win and the u.s. starts to adjust for that. between him winning a race that netanyahu never thought he was going to win and missing no opportunity and netanyahu himself ending up in sort of a messy situation, i think that's interesting and it's an interesting context to the visit. >> mitt romney promised he would make israel his first. >> his first. i want to quickly mention and talk about the hagel confirmation hearings, i'm interested to watch, he will make it through the committee and get confirmed, but how many republicans are going to vote for him? right now only two of 45 are on the record saying they are yes votes. probably about 20 have not said anything. m
he believed obama was going to lose reelection. they were telling him the right was being told over here. he say no termer. he can never get reelected and soon you will have a president that is your kind of president. someone who said what you want, you will get. the message he was getting. chuck schumer called him at the height of the campaign and said obama is going to win and the u.s. starts to adjust for that. between him winning a race that netanyahu never thought he was going to win and...
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president obama skeet shooting at the white house. look at this. >> pull. >> the president first mentioned his skeet shooting in an interview he came to the "new republic" magazine he gave about gun restrictions. >> look, i understand where you're coming from, i'm not trying to take away your recreati recreational rifles. >> reporter: today a sad memory for 15-year-old gunned down this week in a random shooting. not clear how often the president goes skeet shooting. the white house hopes by releasing this photo they'll put to rest some of the criticism and turn the debate back on gun control. >> reena thank you. >>> gun violence and gun control will be one of the topics on "this week" when george will have an exclusive interview with harry reid. first thing in the morning, right here, on abc's twooek twooeshg. >>> meantime, a major political scandal in nebraska tonight. the lieutenant governor resigning tonight. a republican married for 29 years, quickly resigned according to the omaha world herald after disclosures he made thousands
president obama skeet shooting at the white house. look at this. >> pull. >> the president first mentioned his skeet shooting in an interview he came to the "new republic" magazine he gave about gun restrictions. >> look, i understand where you're coming from, i'm not trying to take away your recreati recreational rifles. >> reporter: today a sad memory for 15-year-old gunned down this week in a random shooting. not clear how often the president goes skeet...
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. >> and those comments followed pat toomey, who said sorry, president obama, no more tax increases. mitch mcconnell said the government will not support more tax hikes in place of the meaningful spending reductions. so what's behind the president talking about this yesterday? >> it's no surprise. of course they're going to say it's d.o.a. they always say it's d.o.a. >> but is it d.o.a.? >> i'm not sure it is. i do think there is renewed pressure on republicans to get renewed spending cuts in this round. you see indications that house republicans especially are saying that they will swallow that sequester if that's what it takes to get actual spending cuts out of this president. >> the president didn't get specific, which is one of the criticisms yesterday. and house democrats want to replace the sequester by cutting farm subsidies. republican don't like that idea. so i guess what are the chances that the sequester, the cuts, that all this snaps. >> the sequester is looking kind of likely right now, just given that republicans have immediately rejected president obama's short-term de
. >> and those comments followed pat toomey, who said sorry, president obama, no more tax increases. mitch mcconnell said the government will not support more tax hikes in place of the meaningful spending reductions. so what's behind the president talking about this yesterday? >> it's no surprise. of course they're going to say it's d.o.a. they always say it's d.o.a. >> but is it d.o.a.? >> i'm not sure it is. i do think there is renewed pressure on republicans to get...
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michelle obama is coming on the show this week with secretary done an on thursday. we'll talk about the role of personal responsibility versus the role of government in helping making it easier for folks. half of all the money we spend on health care represents to issues of access to care. those can be addressed with some of these free screenings we've been doing around the country. a lot of it is lifestyle. in particular, thicks like are you moving around? how heavy are you? some of these questions we'll get to today. one big topic i might touch on with the governors is the role of cigarette smoking? our budget. it costs us $35 a pack to reimburse the health care system for what it really costs when you smoke a cigarette. so the real question is should states be allowed not to hire smokers. half the states in the country mandate that you ask the question. half allow to you ask that question if you are an employer. these are big issues that the government has to el deal with state by state. >> we have a bunch. questions. we'll get to as men as we k the first questio
michelle obama is coming on the show this week with secretary done an on thursday. we'll talk about the role of personal responsibility versus the role of government in helping making it easier for folks. half of all the money we spend on health care represents to issues of access to care. those can be addressed with some of these free screenings we've been doing around the country. a lot of it is lifestyle. in particular, thicks like are you moving around? how heavy are you? some of these...
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under president obama, reportedly more than 360 strikes so far. derek? >>> it is time to pay up. the beneficiaries, maryland's senator and ben cardin who accepted the spoils of the wagers that the baltimore ravens would whoop up on them. >> we thank you for giving us a great game. we feel that we are the best and ravens, fly high. and we are the world champion and we thank you. >> not only did they buy all the purple clothes in town, but treating her colleagues as you saw it there. a little bit of the ray lewis squirrel dance, or at least that's what it was suppose to be. they were prepared to pay up crab cakes from maryland and one of baltimore's favorite hair sprays. i guess sort of related to the hold hair spray thing. i guess that's what that is. >> yes. she is something. >>> okay, next story. >> you know when you said that you saw that storm bubbling and boiling up the coast, you think that you would get blasted. >> it is 78. even 2 inches downtown. >> we can do a sort of squirrel, the snow dance. >> well you can. i don't want to do that. a live look outside as it is the mic
under president obama, reportedly more than 360 strikes so far. derek? >>> it is time to pay up. the beneficiaries, maryland's senator and ben cardin who accepted the spoils of the wagers that the baltimore ravens would whoop up on them. >> we thank you for giving us a great game. we feel that we are the best and ravens, fly high. and we are the world champion and we thank you. >> not only did they buy all the purple clothes in town, but treating her colleagues as you saw...
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but i still think democrats are going to get behind him, because obama wants him and obama really likes him and that's sort of all that matters and the republicans aren't going to filibuster him as roy blunt laid out this morning. >> does it boil down to money though? it's about the defense cuts coming. >> i just think it was kind of a bad day for the impression of politics and political theater for any american people who are watching that. there's already enough of a view that the senate -- and the house even more so, are kind of these dysfunctional partisan bodies with all this bickering. and that's kind of what you saw yesterday. probably for most people, that was the most chuck hagel they have seen in a long time and i can't imagine they were very impressed by it. look, on the budgetary side, i actually think chuck hagel can really help in bringing down the defense budget, but doing so in ways that are smart, unlike the sequester, which are across the board spending cuts, absolutely make no sense. >> before we let you go as the former spokesperson for outgoing secretary ray la hood
but i still think democrats are going to get behind him, because obama wants him and obama really likes him and that's sort of all that matters and the republicans aren't going to filibuster him as roy blunt laid out this morning. >> does it boil down to money though? it's about the defense cuts coming. >> i just think it was kind of a bad day for the impression of politics and political theater for any american people who are watching that. there's already enough of a view that the...
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this could be their lip con bedroom applying to obama. the question is whether public holds obama to a tough standard on that. that is where it gets murkier. you ask legislators why they never pursue campaign finance in addition to the obvious self-interest. not a winner with the public. people don't think about something, not something they get their heads around. there is a practical question of do the american people believe that the president should fight with one hand tied behind his back? these are the rules that exist. >> bret: to be fair, jay carney said, that that president and democrats on capitol hill backed dclose acts and loopholes. more transparency to the political system but blocked by the republicans. >> bret: it is always republicans preventing obama acting ethically. remarkable how it happens. he descended out of mount olympus. that is where he started out. in 2007, he was a man who would redeem politics to eliminate the money. now he is breaking new ground in lobbying, selling access. peddling influence. he is demonizi
this could be their lip con bedroom applying to obama. the question is whether public holds obama to a tough standard on that. that is where it gets murkier. you ask legislators why they never pursue campaign finance in addition to the obvious self-interest. not a winner with the public. people don't think about something, not something they get their heads around. there is a practical question of do the american people believe that the president should fight with one hand tied behind his back?...
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president obama and john boehner took part. parks was arrested in 1955, after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. >>> and checking this morning's road conditions now. it's a wet morning commute for the major cities of the northeast. rain, also, in the northwest, creating problems in places like seattle and portland. most other places should be okay, though. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in the motor city, as well as beantown. >>> returning to our top story. pope benedict in the final hours of his papacy. the call for the cardinals to gather at the vatican doesn't go out until tomorrow. there's a live look at the vatican, by the way. >> it's uncharted territory for the modern church, as diana and i discussed earlier. >> it's unprecedented in so many ways. just the idea of a resignation. yes, it's happened in the past. but every time it's happened, with one possible exception, every time it's happened in the past, it had been forced. this was obviously not only was this not forced, this was unfores
president obama and john boehner took part. parks was arrested in 1955, after refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. >>> and checking this morning's road conditions now. it's a wet morning commute for the major cities of the northeast. rain, also, in the northwest, creating problems in places like seattle and portland. most other places should be okay, though. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in the motor city, as well as beantown. >>> returning...
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president obama accused republicans of playing politics. but they deny it. >>> and also, senator frank lautenberg makes it official. he will not run for his current term. he is the oldest member of the senate. he will not seek a sixth term. that eliminates a primary battle between newark, new jersey, mayor, cory booker. he's announced his intent to run for the senate in december. >>> and rahm emanuel is reportedly considering a white house run in 2016. "the daily beast" says imew ema would run if hillary clinton does not. emanuel used to be president obama's chief of staff, in addition to working in the clinton white house, as well. we just had the inauguration. already, the chatter about 2016. >> throwing it in. >> it's always the next election. >> what's coming up next? >>> and what's coming up next for you guys is weather across our nation. light snow for western pennsylvania, new york and new england. up to five inches in northern michigan. showers in the tennessee valley. and from philly to d.c. and heavy downpours from orlando to miam
president obama accused republicans of playing politics. but they deny it. >>> and also, senator frank lautenberg makes it official. he will not run for his current term. he is the oldest member of the senate. he will not seek a sixth term. that eliminates a primary battle between newark, new jersey, mayor, cory booker. he's announced his intent to run for the senate in december. >>> and rahm emanuel is reportedly considering a white house run in 2016. "the daily...
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president obama's three-day golf outing in florida and the reason why all we can show you is the front gate. tonight, thehite house decision to keep cameras away. >>> incoming. days after an exploding meteor shook the earth, the race to find what's left behind and all eyes are sky ward for signs of more close encounters. >>> and the spectacular sight off the coast of california. dolphins as far as the eye can see. tonight, what may be the best explanation. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. it's been called a kind of regressive tax that hurts all americans, and especially if you commute by car. if you filled up prior to the workweek or filled up to head out on a presidents' day holiday break, then you know what has happened to the price of gas, up every day for a month now. and still rising. and those americans with no choice but to buy gas are highly suspicious as to what's causing this increase right now. it's where we begin tonight. tom costello is in bethesda, maryland. tom,
president obama's three-day golf outing in florida and the reason why all we can show you is the front gate. tonight, thehite house decision to keep cameras away. >>> incoming. days after an exploding meteor shook the earth, the race to find what's left behind and all eyes are sky ward for signs of more close encounters. >>> and the spectacular sight off the coast of california. dolphins as far as the eye can see. tonight, what may be the best explanation. "nightly...
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. >> for months and years we've seen president obama talk about pay your fair share. finally someone stood up to the president. it came when dr. carson issued a forceful challenge to the president's liberal approach to last week's liberal prayer breakfast. but the doctor's comments were much more than meaningful bluster. he backed them up with facts and policy proposals including the flat tax. join me now to talk with him about his approach the saving the economy. welcome dr. ben carson. i don't know if anyone asked you this yet, what was the president's reaction personally to your speech? did you talk to him? >> i talked to him afterwards and he came over. he was very gracious. he said, you know, thank you for your speech. he didn't say he enjoyed it, but he did say. [laughter] >> and he said he admired me >> i suspect you might have known that going in. let me play -- you said something, in talking about the economy, that really hit home with me. and that's about the deficit. $16.5 trillion we have. >> that is a number that is so mind-boggling. that's why i said if
. >> for months and years we've seen president obama talk about pay your fair share. finally someone stood up to the president. it came when dr. carson issued a forceful challenge to the president's liberal approach to last week's liberal prayer breakfast. but the doctor's comments were much more than meaningful bluster. he backed them up with facts and policy proposals including the flat tax. join me now to talk with him about his approach the saving the economy. welcome dr. ben carson....
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that they are criticizing rather than the real obama. what's the point of the gop putting rubio up there if he can't sell immigration. immigration reform. he can talk about it in a touchy feely way and make a case for immigration. >> he has been doing a good job. >> they're didn't do it last night and the caucus is divided about it. if he can't sell it, there is no chance. >> i feel he could win arousing 47% of the voters like that. i didn't see anything new there. i want to talk about the infamous water moment. it's silly and totally silly. the guy needed a drink of water, no big deal. i get uncomfortable watching people who are uncomfortable and i was so uncomfortable for him during that speech because i could tell his mouth was dry and he kept touching his face and the water moment. i had to reread the speech because i was so uncomfortable for him. that is a problem because he seemed nervous. he seemed like he wasn't quite ready for that stage. in all seriousness, i asked myself how would chris christie handle that water drinking mome
that they are criticizing rather than the real obama. what's the point of the gop putting rubio up there if he can't sell immigration. immigration reform. he can talk about it in a touchy feely way and make a case for immigration. >> he has been doing a good job. >> they're didn't do it last night and the caucus is divided about it. if he can't sell it, there is no chance. >> i feel he could win arousing 47% of the voters like that. i didn't see anything new there. i want to...
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but tonight, president obama's photo is already causing controversy. and here's abc's reena ninan now. >> reporter: putting to rest skeptics' questions about whether the president fired a gun. this white house photo released today shows him firing at clay pigeons at a gun range at camp david last august. the photo was made public as president obama prepares to campaign for new gun control measures. a trip to minneapolis monday. a state that's worked to improve background checks. the last time we saw the president with anything close to a gun, camp david 2011, a birthday party for his daughter sasha. >> when he goes to camp david, he goes to spend time with his family and friends. not to produce photographers. >> reporter: but, now, the white house is using the photographer to counter critics who challenged the president to prove that he had fired rifles, something that became the butt of gun jokes. >> does he shoot -- since when does the ability to fire a weapon become a badge of honor, a patriotic achievement? all you need is a finger. >> that's right
but tonight, president obama's photo is already causing controversy. and here's abc's reena ninan now. >> reporter: putting to rest skeptics' questions about whether the president fired a gun. this white house photo released today shows him firing at clay pigeons at a gun range at camp david last august. the photo was made public as president obama prepares to campaign for new gun control measures. a trip to minneapolis monday. a state that's worked to improve background checks. the last...
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obama always pretend he was above it, smiling, waving his hands. they -- >> shepard: mark what do you make of the notion, well, the president doesn't know anything about it. each administration has it hit men. richard nixon had ehrlichman and alderman, and bush administration had dick cheney, and people say this president is above that sort of thing. i say, whatever you argue, nice guy, and aprilable, wonderful family, but the fact of the matter is, and i've seen this since the -- not just a snub of fox news -- for a guy who says he doesn't watch fox news, didn't like fox news, the chatter, minelessness, whatever, he knows and remembers or staff conveys to him every little critical story that pops up on fox news. so my only point in saying this is, there's a disconnect between your surface cool and your -- >> he is not a nice guy. that's the truth. he is not a nice guy. republicans and consult tenants and candidates keep saying he is a nice guy, just over his head. he is not a nice guy and he is over his head and he is an idealogue, and he can talk
obama always pretend he was above it, smiling, waving his hands. they -- >> shepard: mark what do you make of the notion, well, the president doesn't know anything about it. each administration has it hit men. richard nixon had ehrlichman and alderman, and bush administration had dick cheney, and people say this president is above that sort of thing. i say, whatever you argue, nice guy, and aprilable, wonderful family, but the fact of the matter is, and i've seen this since the -- not...
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it labels the obama administration the biggest set of lawmakers in america. cuccinelli is running for virginia governor but the book could turn off moderates and provided forker for the democrats -- fodder for the democrats hoping to regain the mansion. >>> the july 29 beyonce concert at verizon center sold out in just a few minutes. joyce, our floor director swore it was 20 seconds. but now another concert at verizon center. prices start at $48. it's expected to sell out quickly. >>> 5:05. let's talk a little bit more about your money in this report this morning. >> maybe you won't spend it as quickly as beyonce tickets go. >>> wall street hoping for a fresh start today. lots of stuff potentially to mull over. we get our earnings from the likes of coca-cola and good year. also jobs news on the agenda. stocks got off to a slow start after climbing to five-year highs. the dow stands at 13,971 after falling nearly 22 points. the nasdaq dipped about 2 and the s&p 500 was down about a point. >>> same-sex partners of u.s. military service members will soon have ac
it labels the obama administration the biggest set of lawmakers in america. cuccinelli is running for virginia governor but the book could turn off moderates and provided forker for the democrats -- fodder for the democrats hoping to regain the mansion. >>> the july 29 beyonce concert at verizon center sold out in just a few minutes. joyce, our floor director swore it was 20 seconds. but now another concert at verizon center. prices start at $48. it's expected to sell out quickly....
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obama is not seen in newport news as any sort of safe you're but rather as the leader of dysfunctional government that is playing havoc with people's lives and people are bitter. >> this is not time for a road show president. this is a time to look for someone who will leave. >> the president really ought to stop come paining and come back to the take and work with us. >> and while there are no 11th hour meetings, no real negotiations, but lots of finger pointing, the president says there is still time for a deal. >> here's the thing. these cuts do not have to happen. congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. >> john boehner has just come to the microphones. let's listen. >> i don't think the president's focused on trying to find a solution to the sequester. the president has been traveling all over the country and today going down to newport news in order to use our military men and women as a problem in yet another campaign rally to support his tax hike. now, the american people know the president gets more money, they are just going to spend it. and t
obama is not seen in newport news as any sort of safe you're but rather as the leader of dysfunctional government that is playing havoc with people's lives and people are bitter. >> this is not time for a road show president. this is a time to look for someone who will leave. >> the president really ought to stop come paining and come back to the take and work with us. >> and while there are no 11th hour meetings, no real negotiations, but lots of finger pointing, the...
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wait until you see he what barack obama is cooking up. a $98 billion preschool plan, a $40 billion fix it first infrastructure plan, an it's 8 billion community college career fund, a $15 billion foreclosed and vacant property development fund. that's $163 billion in federal initiatives and not a dime added to the deficit, not one thin dime, but wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. there's more. if you buy in now, plenty more goodies to come. what kind of goodies? how about a $5 to $10 billion homeowners refinance home. what could add to a 4.3 billion dollar new and improved race to the top resigned high school campaign. again, no idea. you get the idea. you get the $98 billion preschool, the $40 billion infrastructure, the community college fund. the $if i have dea $15 bill i dw foreclosed property, the 4 whatever it is race to the top boon doggle and the high school college score card whatever it is, and you don't pay one single dime. >> you get the gravy absolutely free. >> who needs cook aware when this guy is cooking and you ain't paying an
wait until you see he what barack obama is cooking up. a $98 billion preschool plan, a $40 billion fix it first infrastructure plan, an it's 8 billion community college career fund, a $15 billion foreclosed and vacant property development fund. that's $163 billion in federal initiatives and not a dime added to the deficit, not one thin dime, but wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. there's more. if you buy in now, plenty more goodies to come. what kind of goodies? how about a $5 to $10 billion...
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obama coined the sequester. that's what they say. i talked to democrats and they say we need four more days to shut off the sequester. the interesting thing is that everybody is locked in. there is no bill that's moving in the house of representatives. republicans say we passed two bills last year. there are a couple of bills in the senate moving later this week. republican plan, democratic plan, which would curb the sequester and give agencies the agility to time the cuts out so they don't hit at once and give them discretion in the way they make cuts. but the bottom line is this is not a hair on fire moment on capitol hill. we have been through these drills meantimes on government shutdowns and the debt ceiling and fiscal cliff. it's not a running down the hallway, blackberries exploding. it's an interesting dynamic. >> now the republican leaders who are going to respond to the pr pressure against them over the last week by the president. >> good afternoon, everyone. four days, we have four days until the president's sequester take
obama coined the sequester. that's what they say. i talked to democrats and they say we need four more days to shut off the sequester. the interesting thing is that everybody is locked in. there is no bill that's moving in the house of representatives. republicans say we passed two bills last year. there are a couple of bills in the senate moving later this week. republican plan, democratic plan, which would curb the sequester and give agencies the agility to time the cuts out so they don't hit...
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when it comes to protecting the u.s., is president obama closer to george w. bush -- >> i don't think so. what you see is safeguards. former secretary robert gates saying we should have a core court going forward to make sure that we're -- that we're following procedure. you have brennan say in his hearing if we miss a target we should disclose it. that all represents a very different tone from what you saw under the bush administration, one of trying to have a procedure and openness and transparency and bringing everybody together to try to agree on how we balance security and privacy. >> the chairman of the intelligent committee says there's no need. let me play that. >> there is plenty of oversight here. there's not an american list somewhere overseas for targeting. that does not exist. i think there's sensationalism. this is a serious matter, but i think the rules have been consistent. >> chip, as you know, the act established 'federal court that oversees suspected foreign spies working in the u.s., so the question that's being debated is should there be a
when it comes to protecting the u.s., is president obama closer to george w. bush -- >> i don't think so. what you see is safeguards. former secretary robert gates saying we should have a core court going forward to make sure that we're -- that we're following procedure. you have brennan say in his hearing if we miss a target we should disclose it. that all represents a very different tone from what you saw under the bush administration, one of trying to have a procedure and openness and...
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but obama got elected. he has the power to do something, right. >> yeah, something indeed but kelly ann something he get to do to act without regard to two other branches of government that are equal to the president and power. >> that is it the chief concern here, governor, the president has a track record four years of tramping on federalism. he disrespects it disavows it or doesn't understand it we have checks and balances for a reason. if he want to try to introduce and get congress to introduce he all to do that. but the reason he is saying this actually is it a sop. he is thanking them for a vote. but he doesn't realize 62 million people voted against him and because they are concerned about this and high himself did very little. a lot of news reportings his greatest failings is it a lack of action on climalty change. he spoke very little about it because he knows the way americans feel about they are not for two billion more dollars to go to green energy and a new commit eye call would the energy sec
but obama got elected. he has the power to do something, right. >> yeah, something indeed but kelly ann something he get to do to act without regard to two other branches of government that are equal to the president and power. >> that is it the chief concern here, governor, the president has a track record four years of tramping on federalism. he disrespects it disavows it or doesn't understand it we have checks and balances for a reason. if he want to try to introduce and get...
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they rallied yesterday ahead of president obama's state of the union speech. stock-index futures are modestly higher so far this morning. we have a possible merger between u.s. airways and american airlines. we have been talking about this for quite some time. today the wall street journal says the boards of both carriers are lmeeting. looking to save money on plane tickets? a new survey says to buy them on the weekend. researchers found tickets purchased on the weekend are generally 5% cheaper. some people may say they love their smartphone. but a new study shows people are treating their device like their best friend. americans admitted to a meeting every meal with their phone in hand and sleeping next to their phone. they're more likely to check for information on the internet off their phone than from their own parents. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. i love my smartphone, but not that much. >> i agree. >> i'm pretty close with my smartphone. thank you, linda. 5:56, 35 degrees. >> an update on the carnival cruise ship that has been stranded in the gul
they rallied yesterday ahead of president obama's state of the union speech. stock-index futures are modestly higher so far this morning. we have a possible merger between u.s. airways and american airlines. we have been talking about this for quite some time. today the wall street journal says the boards of both carriers are lmeeting. looking to save money on plane tickets? a new survey says to buy them on the weekend. researchers found tickets purchased on the weekend are generally 5%...
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. >>> president obama is sitting down at the white house today with japan's new leader, prime minister shinzo abay arrived in washington last night, to discuss economic ties and security concerns, including the latest threats from north korea. he is also looking to reinforce the u.s./japan alliance. he is the fifth japanese prime minister during president obama's time in office. >>> police in las vegas are searching for suspects after deadly violence on the famed vegas strip. three people were killed during a gun battle between two luxury cars and a fiery crash that followed. authorities say at least one person in a range rover shot at a maserati that then ran a red light and crashed into a taxi. the taxi burst into flames and the driver and the passenger both died. the driver of the maserati was also killed. >>> and there was courtroom drama as drew peterson was sentenced to 38 years for killing an ex-wife. the former chicago cop shouted out his innocence and proclaiming, quote, i did not kill kathleen. but her sister shot back. the prosecutor says peterson's outburst shows him as the
. >>> president obama is sitting down at the white house today with japan's new leader, prime minister shinzo abay arrived in washington last night, to discuss economic ties and security concerns, including the latest threats from north korea. he is also looking to reinforce the u.s./japan alliance. he is the fifth japanese prime minister during president obama's time in office. >>> police in las vegas are searching for suspects after deadly violence on the famed vegas strip....
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. >> well, president obama is turning up the heat on republicans. there are only nine days left until dramatic automatic spending cuts into effect. he's blaming the gop. republican leaders are fighting back saying spending is the problem and they won't support any new tax hikes. >> reporter: president obama called in police and firefighters to help talk republicans out of letting the budget cuts take effect. the automatic cuts known in washington as the sequester kick in march 1st. they were designed to be so severe they'd force lawmakers to reach a brukt deal but they haven't yet and now the president is pushing a short-term fix to allow more time to reach a compromise. >> there's a smarter way to do this, to reduce our deficits without harming our economy. but congress has to act. >> reporter: the white house wants a plan with smaller spending cuts and more tax revg news. republicans say the government is already too bloated and higher taxes should not be part of this equation. budget expert isabelle says the automatic cuts will hurt the economy,'
. >> well, president obama is turning up the heat on republicans. there are only nine days left until dramatic automatic spending cuts into effect. he's blaming the gop. republican leaders are fighting back saying spending is the problem and they won't support any new tax hikes. >> reporter: president obama called in police and firefighters to help talk republicans out of letting the budget cuts take effect. the automatic cuts known in washington as the sequester kick in march 1st....